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30 in 30: Day 1 Ripening Bananas Revamp

Sometimes I end up repainting things if I discover that they need a little revision. Today I got halfway through changing a painting that needed another session to perfect some of the values and balance. Its title is “Ripening Bananas” I realized the composition would be better if I complimented the far left banana flower with a second, closer banana flower on the right. The bananas could combine with the flowers to lead the eye in a triangle instead of the arching motion of the eye in the prior version. I am so tired tonight I can’t finish the painting with fresh eyes. I have logged a few hours of painting (and done a lot of necessary domestic tasks), so I am hanging up the apron for the night after a long day’s work. I will pick up the revision tomorrow, so today is just a blog post. I am learning that the larger paintings really do need two days, even if they are just a revamp like this. Last time around I never tried anything larger than 5 X 7, so this is a new lesson of the painting challenge for me.